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In My Father's House
by Dorothy Allred Solomon

Published: 1984-10
Library Binding : 312 pages
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Illegal vs Immoral?
If our society is changing and accepts gay marriage as an emerging sect, why not plural marriage (especially on religious grounds)?
by SarahDeckerNing (see profile) 03/01/11

Most stories about polygamy are told by those excommunicated from the group or those who "escaped". How does Dorothy's viewpoint shed a new light on this lifestyle
In what ways is polygamy, in and of itself, a victimless crime? How would decriminalizing it enhance or hinder those who believe in the principle of pleural marriage?
How does Dorothy's views of her mother shape her own identity? How does her feelings about her mother's role and power in her marriage change as she ages?
by erpennin (see profile) 02/21/11

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  "I found the book insightful into the daily routine of a poligamist family"by Sarah N. (see profile) 03/01/11

I felt like the book was a honest portrait of the author's life in a polygamist family. Unlike other books (for example, Under the Banner of Heaven), this book was not written around some scandalist moment... (read more)

 
  "A different viewpoint of polygamy"by Erin P. (see profile) 02/21/11

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